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Plot Summary:
Charlie's Angels is a remake developed by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar for ABC, based upon the 1976 series of the same name created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts. The series ran on ABC from September 22 to November 10, 2011. A remake of the original show had been in the works since 2009. Although there were going to be 13 episodes to be aired, production of Charlie's Angels ended on October 14, 2011 after airing only four episodes due to extremely poor ratings and critical reviews. It burned off three of the remaining four episodes and concluded its run on ABC on November 10, 2011. The show's critically negative reviews focused on its acting, plot, and action scenes. Charlie's Angels is currently available on DVD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, humorous, sexy, heroic, detective, fast, captivating, realistic
Best tv shows and movies like Charlie's Angels (2011):
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Odd Squad (2014)
Plot Summary:
Odd Squad saves the day whenever something unusual happens.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 27 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, feel good, captivating, slapstick, educational, interactive
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Dead Last (2001)
Plot Summary:
A fledgling rock band on the verge of being discovered make a discovery of their own: a magical ancient amulet that gives them the power to see ghosts – whether they want to or not. Slightly deterred from fame by their newfound responsibility of helping an endless parade of desperate, and sometimes angry, apparitions resolve their unfinished business, the band begrudgingly intertwines their desire for rock and roll success with the lifelong gig of ushering the dead to the other side.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 316
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, captivating, semi serious, offbeat
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V.I.P. (1998)
Plot Summary:
V.I.P. is an American action/comedy-drama series starring Pamela Anderson. Created by J. F. Lawton, the series aired in syndication for four seasons from 1998 to 2002.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, sensual, erotic, offbeat, parody, weird
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The Sniffer (2013)
Plot Summary:
An extraordinary sense of smell gives a crime investigator unique insight into solving mysteries, but his gift takes a toll on his personal life.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Ukraine
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, clever, suspense, light, semi serious, detective
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Comrade Detective (2017)
Plot Summary:
In the 1980s, millions of Romanians tuned in to Comrade Detective, a gritty, sexy, communist buddy cop show that has now been digitally remastered and dubbed into English for the first time.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min
Plot tags: parody, exciting, tense, humorous, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, funny, detective, unpredictable
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Team Bulldog: Off-Duty Investigation (2020)
Plot Summary:
A crime action investigation drama about police investigator Jin Kang Ho from the serious crime squad who never gives up on a case until he gets to the end of it. He will solve unsolved cases with a team consisting of a passionate producing director (PD) of an investigative show with low viewership ratings, a detective who used to be a profiler, a bar CEO who puts his violent past behind, and a funeral director who used to be a well-esteemed autopsy doctor at the National Forensic Service (NIS).
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 190
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, detective
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The Green Hornet (1966)
Plot Summary:
A newspaper publisher and his Asian valet/martial arts expert battle crime as the feared Green Hornet and Kato. After Bruce Lee's untimely death in 1973, and the global success of 'Enter The Dragon', two 90-minute feature films were created to capitalise on Lee's worldwide stardom. The first of these films, Green Hornet, was released theatrically in 1974. Starring Bruce Lee as Kato and Van Williams as The Green Hornet, the film capitalised on the existing popularity of the 1960s crime-fighting duo. Edited with bruce Lee's star power in mind, the film has an abundance of spectacular fight scenes.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: semi serious, exciting, suspenseful, captivating, tense, realistic, fast, vintage
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Queens of Mystery (2019)
Plot Summary:
Matilda Stone is a perennially single female detective whose three aunts are well-known crime writers that help her solve whodunit style murders as well as set her up on blind dates.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: detective, clever, intellectual, serious, captivating, realistic, stylized, psychological, exciting
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Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Plot Summary:
Magnum, P.I. is an American television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from 1980 to 1988 in first-run broadcast on the American CBS television network. According to the Nielsen ratings, Magnum, P.I. consistently ranked in the top twenty U.S. television programs during the first five years that the series was originally broadcast in the United States. Originally appearing in a prime time American network timeslot of 8 p.m. Eastern on Thursdays, Magnum, P.I. was one of the highest-rated shows on U.S. television.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min
Plot tags: captivating, exciting, light, entertaining, detective, funny, retro, slapstick, serious, realistic
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Private Eyes (2016)
Plot Summary:
Ex-pro hockey player Matt Shade irrevocably changes his life when he teams up with fierce P.I. Angie Everett to form an unlikely investigative powerhouse.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: captivating, detective, semi serious, tense, exciting, suspense, detective series
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FX: The Series (1996)
Plot Summary:
Rollie Tyler, a special effects expert, helps his detective friend solve crimes by making criminals see what they want to see. But what is real and what is illusion?.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 787
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: detective, exciting, clever, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cynical, stylized, fast
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Rush Hour (2016)
Plot Summary:
The series follows Detective Carter, a radical LAPD detective, and Detective Lee, a by-the-book detective from Hong Kong, as they are forced into forming an unlikely partnership.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, light, detective
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Terriers (2010)
Plot Summary:
Ex-cop and recovering alcoholic Hank Dolworth partners with his best friend, former criminal Britt Pollack, in an unlicensed private investigation business. The series is set in Ocean Beach, San Diego, California, although it is portrayed as a distinct town, with Dolworth having once been a member of the fictional Ocean Beach Police Department.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: neo noir, suspenseful, dark comedy, captivating, detective, tense, atmospheric, serious, anime, realistic
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (2008)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of Mma Ramotswe, a Motswana woman who starts Botswana's first female-owned detective agency.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Mystery
Country: UK, USA, South Africa
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, detective, offbeat, clever
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Charlie's Angels (1976)
Plot Summary:
Charlie's Angels is an American crime drama television series that aired on ABC from September 1976 to June 1981, producing five seasons and 110 episodes. The series was created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts and was produced by Aaron Spelling. It plotted the adventures of three females working in a private detective agency in Los Angeles, California, and initially starred Kate Jackson, Farrah Fawcett-Majors, and Jaclyn Smith in the leading roles. David Doyle co-starred as a sidekick to the three women and John Forsythe played the voice of their boss. Later additions to the cast included Cheryl Ladd, who entered the series in season two, Shelley Hack, in season four, and Tanya Roberts, in season five. Despite mixed reviews from critics and a reputation for merely being "Jiggle TV," the show enjoyed an astonishing popularity with audiences, and was a top ten hit for its first few seasons. Because later cast changes were not well-received and the public's taste changed, the show concluded a five-year run in the spring of 1981. The series continues to have a cult and pop culture following through syndication, DVD releases, and subsequent film remakes.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sexy, exciting, realistic, stylized, semi serious, retro, erotic, detective, vintage, telenovela
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Remington Steele (1982)
Plot Summary:
Remington Steele is an American television series co-created by Robert Butler and Michael Gleason. The series, starring Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan, was produced by MTM Enterprises and first broadcast on the NBC network from 1982 to 1987. The series blended the genres of romantic comedy, drama, and detective procedural. Remington Steele is best known for launching the career of Pierce Brosnan and for serving as a forerunner of the similar series Moonlighting. Remington Steele's premise is that Laura Holt, a licensed private detective played by Stephanie Zimbalist, opened a detective agency under her own name but found that potential clients refused to hire a woman, however qualified. To solve the problem, Laura invents a fictitious male superior whom she names Remington Steele. Through a series of events that unfold in the first episode, "License to Steele", Pierce Brosnan's character, a former thief and con man whose real name is never revealed, assumes the identity of Remington Steele. Behind the scenes, Laura remains firmly in charge.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: detective, soap opera, hilarious, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, witty, stylized, semi serious, neo noir
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Unnatural History (2010)
Plot Summary:
Teenager Henry Griffin acquired many skills through years of travelling the world with his anthropologist parents. Sent to live with his uncle and cousin in Washington DC, and with the help of his cousin Jasper and friend Maggie, he must now use those skills to solve the modern mysteries of high school.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, feel good, realistic, suspenseful
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NCIS: New Orleans (2014)
Plot Summary:
A drama about the local field office that investigates criminal cases affecting military personnel in The Big Easy, a city known for its music, entertainment and decadence.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: serious, exciting, realistic, suspenseful, tense, detective
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Diagnosis Murder (1993)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: detective, serious, suspenseful, captivating, realistic, exciting, humorous, suspense, medical drama, thrilling
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Knight Rider (1982)
Plot Summary:
Michael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead by his assailants. He is rescued by Wilton Knight, a wealthy, dying millionaire and inventor who arranges life-saving surgery, including a new face and a new identity--that of Michael Knight. Michael is then given a special computerized and indestructible car called the Knight Industries Two Thousand (nicknamed KITT), and a mission: apprehend criminals who are beyond the reach of the law. The series depicts Michael's exploits as he and KITT battle the forces of evil on behalf of the Foundation for Law and Government.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, tense, touching, erotic, retro, soap opera, action adventure, serious, fast
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Agent Carter (2015)
Plot Summary:
It's 1946, and peace has dealt Peggy Carter a serious blow as she finds herself marginalized when the men return home from fighting abroad. Working for the covert SSR (Strategic Scientific Reserve), Peggy must balance doing administrative work and going on secret missions for Howard Stark all while trying to navigate life as a single woman in America, in the wake of losing the love of her life - Steve Rogers.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 88000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: semi serious, tense, captivating, exciting, suspenseful, saga, detective, period piece, deep, fast
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The Glades (2010)
Plot Summary:
This Crime series follows Matt Passmore as Jim, a Chicago cop who gets kicked off the force after being shot and wrongfully accused by his ex-captain of having an affair with his wife. After receiving his payout, Jim decides to moves to a small Florida town to join the state police.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, stylized, detective, semi serious, cliffhanger, realistic, grindhouse, suspenseful
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King & Maxwell (2013)
Plot Summary:
Sean King and Michelle Maxwell aren't your typical pair of private investigators. As discredited Secret Service agents, their unique skills often give them a leg up on suspects and conventional law enforcement. He's charming and always one step ahead of the game; she's a fearless force to be reckoned with. As a team, they're unstoppable.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, realistic, cliffhanger, captivating, tense, detective, serious, suspenseful
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Nikita (2010)
Plot Summary:
Nikita will stop at nothing to expose and destroy Division, the secret U.S. agency who trained her as a spy and assassin.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 53000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, stylized, serious, realistic, thrilling, interesting
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Burn Notice (2007)
Plot Summary:
A formerly blacklisted spy uses his unique skills and training to help people in desperate situations.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 78000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized, detective, political, anime, grindhouse, crime drama
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Marvel's Jessica Jones (2015)
Plot Summary:
After a tragic ending to her short-lived super hero stint, Jessica Jones is rebuilding her personal life and career as a detective who gets pulled into cases involving people with extraordinary abilities in New York City.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 224000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 56 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, neo noir, realistic, semi serious, stylized, bleak, detective, psychological thriller, sexy
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Psych (2006)
Plot Summary:
Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad). Years later, Shawn's frequent tips to the police lead to him being falsely accused of a crime he solved. Now, Shawn has no choice but to use his abilities to perpetuate his cover story: psychic crime-solving powers, all the while dragging his best friend, his dad, and the police along for the ride.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 104000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: exciting, witty, detective, not serious, humorous, talky, realistic, intellectual, funny, offbeat
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Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
Plot Summary:
The Angels are charged with finding a pair of missing rings that are encoded with the personal information of members of the Witness Protection Program. As informants are killed, the ladies target a rogue agent who might be responsible.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 132000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: entertaining, stylized, humorous, realistic, not serious, action packed, action adventure, exciting, motivational, heroic
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Barely Lethal (2015)
Plot Summary:
A 16-year-old international assassin yearning for a "normal" adolescence fakes her own death and enrolls as a senior in a suburban high school. She quickly learns that being popular can be more painful than getting water-boarded.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: exciting, teen, entertaining, ironic, humorous, semi serious, action adventure, feel good, funny, action comedy
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So Undercover (2012)
Plot Summary:
When the FBI hires her to go undercover at a college sorority, Molly Morris (Miley Cyrus) must transform herself from a tough, streetwise private investigator to a refined, sophisticated university girl to help protect the daughter of a one-time Mobster. With several suspects on her list, Molly unexpectedly discovers that not everyone is who they appear to be, including herself.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: feel good, witty, humorous, semi serious, teen, cute, romantic drama, sexy, detective, realistic